美联社新闻一分钟 2007-02-24（在线收听）

1. The Anna Nicole Smith's circus is picking up sticks and moving to the Bahamas. Friday, a Florida judge handling the paternity suit surrounding her daughter doubted he had jurisdiction over the matter as the baby was born in and still lives in the Bahamas.

2. Police say they found a teen who is abducted at gunpoint from his bus stop earlier in the day. They say Clay Moore has a few scratches on him. But he's otherwise ok.

3. Officials in Costa Rica say they won't charge a 70-year-old American tourist who killed a would-be robber with his bare hands. Officials say the military vet stepped in after the robber put a gun to a woman's head.

4. This isn't the type of clientele any restaurant wants to attract. These dozen rats were caught scurrying around a KFC-Taco Bell in New York this morning. The restaurant has been closed for the time being.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. circus: noun
If you describe a group of people or an event as a circus you disapprove of them because they attract a lot of attention but do not achieve anything useful.

2. jurisdiction: n-uncount
Jurisdiction is the power that a court of law or official has to carry out legal judgments or enforce law.

3. at gunpoint: phrase
If you are held at gunpoint, someone is threatening to shoot and kill you if you do not obey them.

4. clientele: n-count
The clientele of a place or organization are its customer or clients.